Traditional development calls
for connections for both pedestrians and cars.
People need the ability to drive and walk to different
locations using a variety of routes. Alternate
routes result in slower speed and safer roads.
The community has the opportunity to detail the
streets with trees and sidewalks. The result of
all this will be a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Sprawl claims that it provides
walkability by building bridges and sidewalks.
It uses cul-de-sacs claiming that the market finds
it desirable to have a house at the end of a road
on a cul-de-sac. Cul-de-sacs create a lack of
connectivity. Everyone that lives on the cul-de-sac
ends up on a collector road. The collector roads
become very wide to accommodate residents from
the different sprawl areas. The wide roads are
unsafe, discouraging for pedestrian activity,
and appear unsightly. The fact that they are unsightly
creates a personal disregard for the public environment.
The illustration shows how both patterns are experienced
at the ground level. The Town of Palm Beach is
on the left, and North Central Miami-Dade is on
the right.
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